Microsoft has released new preview builds of Windows 11 (version 22H2) 22621.1830 and 22631.1830 (KB5026443) to members of the Windows Insider Program on the Beta channel. Build 22631.1830 comes with new features, while its counterpart has those features disabled by default.
Category: Windows 11
Windows 11 Build 23471 (Dev) makes it easier to view photos from your smartphone
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 23471 to Insiders in the Dev channel. The update allows you to view the smartphone photos with a couple of clicks. For that, there is a new button in File Explorer. Additionally, there are updates for Narrator, better tab drag-n-drop in File Explorer, and the Gallery item available to a wider audience.
How to add Memory, CPU and GPU widgets in Windows 11
The new GPU, RAM, Network and CPU widgets are part of the new Dev Home app, that allows you to monitor system resources from the Widgets pane. Currently, there are only four of them, but more may come in the future.
Windows 11 will unpack RAR/7z files staring this Fall, will create such archives in 2024
Microsoft has shed some light on the upcoming advanced archive format support in Windows 11. At Build 2023, the company announced native support for several popular compressed file formats, including RAR, 7zip, and TAR. Although the company has now specified the time of the feature's release to users.
Windows 11 Beta Build 22631.1825 will show the full amount of OneDrive capacity
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1825 and Build 22631.1825 (KB5026440) to the Beta Channel. This time both builds share the changelog, which comes mostly with fixes. The only change is the Settings app that is now able to display the full amount of storage capacity of all your OneDrive subscriptions.
Windows 11 Build 25375 (Canary) adds support for Microsoft Endpoint DLP on ARM
Microsoft has released a new build for insiders running Windows 11 in the Canary channel. The changelog is very compact and doesn't highlight many changes. Microsoft Endpoint DLP support in Windows on ARM (ARM64) builds is the key feature of this release.
Windows 11 build 23466 showcases AI-powered depth effects for wallpapers
As you may remember, Microsoft is working on Depth effects for desktop backgrounds. As discovered earlier, when the feature is enabled, Windows will generate a stack of layers from your desktop background. The layers will shift accordingly based on accelerometer/mouse data. Windows 11 build 23466 is the first build to demonstrate these effects in actions.
Windows 11 Build 23466: Enable taskbar labels, new File Explorer, and more
The latest Dev channel release, Windows 11 Build 23466, comes with plenty of hidden features. With little effort, you can enable taskbar button ungrouping and labels, new File Explorer design, suggestions to disable notifications for select apps, and even the ability to get rid of the Chat app. While some features have been announced in the official change log, Microsoft rolls out most of them gradually. So there is a high chance that they remain hidden for you.
Windows 11 Build 23466 (Dev) allows ungrouping taskbar buttons, backup your apps, updates emoji, and more
Dev channel insiders are receiving Windows 11 Build 23466 that comes with a huge number of changes. There are the earlier announced Dev Drive feature, the ability to ungroup taskbar buttons and show their labels, the ability to backup and restore your Store apps to the cloud, and tons of other changes.
Microsoft has officially released the Moment 3 update for Windows 11
Microsoft has released an optional cumulative update KB5026446 (OS Build 22621.1778) for Windows 11 version 22H2 that brings with it several new features and changes. Being part of the Moment series, it ships new features without users having to upgrade to a full pledged release. This is the second such update in 2023.
